Soap fans love nothing more than to root for their favourite couples, but not everyone can be 'endgame' partnerships like EastEnders' Mick and Linda or Emmerdale's Robert and Aaron.

Looking across the shows at the moment, we've managed to identify no fewer than 13 different pairings who seem destined to split up within the next few months. Will you be sad to see this lot go their separate ways?

Let's not beat around the bush – Corrie's Eileen is the biggest mug in Soapland right now. Not only is she happy to be married to a maniac that everyone else hates with a passion, she's also prepared to turn a blind eye to the fact that he's a lying conman who swindled half of the Street.

But even Eileen has her limits, and with rumours suggesting that Phelan's murderous ways will catch up with him soon, the stage is set for an unmissable final showdown between this doomed couple. Tabloid reports reckon that Eileen could even cause the demise of her husband once the truth comes out – and we'll certainly be cheering her on if it's true.

Remember the good old days when Bob and Brenda had a romantic hand-fasting ceremony and we all thought they were meant to be together forever? Sadly, it all turned sour last year when Bob betrayed Brenda by sleeping with their neighbour Laurel Thomas. The initial one-night stand stayed a secret, but when Bob and Laurel kept sneaking around, Brenda showed that she's not as stupid as she seems by catching them out.

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Brenda has spent the past few days keeping quiet about her heartbreaking discovery and has even set a spring wedding date with Bob. Brenda is clearly plotting something deliciously vengeful here, but what? We have a sneaky feeling we'll have to wait until Bob's standing at the altar before we find out…

Grace has an unrivalled reputation as the scariest woman in the Hollyoaks village, but viewers have recently seen her confidence gradually get chipped away by her partner Glenn's cruel mind games.

Hollyoaks boss Bryan Kirkwood has confirmed that the show is exploring the issue of coercive control with Grace and Glenn's storyline, which is only set to get worse as the weeks go on. We have faith that Glenn's days as top dog in the village are numbered, but how long will it take before the old Grace returns with a vengeance?

4. Peter and Toyah (Coronation Street)

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Peter and Toyah may seem happily settled in The Rovers at face value, but there are two dark clouds hanging over their relationship right now. The first is that Toyah still hasn't told Peter about their surrogate mother Jacqui losing the baby she was carrying for them, which has led to her making a rather bonkers baby deal with Eva Price.

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Peter and Toyah are sure to be torn apart whenever this secret explodes – and it could be sooner than we think, since we know Catherine Tyldesley is bowing out as Eva in the spring.

The second major problem is Peter's unresolved feelings for Carla Connor. Chris Gascoyne, who plays Peter, has predicted that it's only a matter of time before his character is drawn back to Carla. Could he return to his cheating ways?

5. David and Tracy (Emmerdale)

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They're barely on speaking terms at the moment anyway, but Emmerdale still seems to be holding off on driving the final nail into the coffin when it comes to David and Tracy's marriage.

The Metcalfes recently hit breaking point when David failed to support Tracy after her traumatic past as a prostitute was exposed. But we reckon the biggest fireworks are still to come, with Tracy still unaware that David slept with Leyla Harding before she left the village. We're praying Tracy calls David out on his recent hypocrisy – he'd certainly deserve it.

6. Joel and Sienna (Hollyoaks)

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Since a shocking Hollyoaks flashforward scene recently showed Joel mourning at Sienna's funeral, it's a pretty safe bet that these two aren't for keeps. Sienna looks set to be killed off in the spring, crushing her dreams of a happy ending with Joel.

Even if those sneaky fan theories about Sienna faking her death are true, we can't imagine Joel would react too well to such a sly stunt. In fact, we predict it'll be enough to send him back into Cleo's arms, sharpish.

7. Tyrone and Fiz (Coronation Street)

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Once optimistically billed as "the new Jack and Vera", Tyrone and Fiz are currently plunging from one crisis to another. Next week, we'll see Fiz left totally devastated when she finds out about Tyrone cheating on her by jumping into bed with Gemma Winter.

The revelation comes just as Fiz is preparing to move back in with Tyrone, but it's not long before she's heading back to Chesney's house in a huff. Corrie has underused Tyrone and Fiz for a while now, so could the writers have got bored and decided to split them up for good?

8. Lachlan and Belle (Emmerdale)

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This teen couple may be spending their days happily brewing ale together at the moment, but don't worry – the soap gods won't have forgotten that Lachlan has the blood of two family members on his hands. Lachlan thinks he's got off scot free after causing the deaths of Chrissie and Lawrence in January's devastating road crash, but as with all soap secrets, the truth is bound to come out eventually.

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Belle has forgiven Lachlan for plenty of other bad behaviour over the past few months, but even she'll have trouble making excuses for him when she finds out that he wiped out half of his family with one grab of the wheel.

9 and 10. Luke and Mandy AND Nancy and Darren (Hollyoaks)

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Mandy and Darren's sordid affair can only mean one thing – the end for two of our favourite Hollyoaks partnerships. When Mandy slept with Darren on her wedding day earlier this year, it marked the beginning of a long-running infidelity storyline which is sure to end in tears later this year.

Darren has already let Nancy down so many times in the past, so we reckon he's got no chance of talking her round once she finds out about this latest fiasco.

Things aren't looking much brighter for Luke and Mandy either, especially as Gary Lucy is taking time out from Hollyoaks to tour with The Full Monty this year. We're just guessing, but it seems like the show's writers already have Luke's exit storyline pretty much sorted with this one...

11. Daniel and Sinead (Coronation Street)

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When Daniel and Sinead reunited thanks to some match-making from Carla Connor recently, it seemed they could be back together for good this time. In fact, the only person who didn't seem entirely convinced was Rob Mallard, who plays the role of Daniel.

Clearly someone who reads his scripts very closely, Rob pointed out that Ken Barlow's words of warning over Daniel and Sinead's relationship last year could ultimately prove to be a prophecy of doom for their long-term future. After all, when has Ken ever been wrong?

Asked whether Sinead is "the one" for Daniel, pessimistic Rob replied: "I really want to say that Sinead is the love of his life, because everyone is rooting for them, but I think that Ken's prophecy is right and time will show the differences between them, that maybe they're not as perfectly suited as they think they are."

12. Darcy and Jack (Hollyoaks)

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There's no fool like an old fool, as Hollyoaks' Jack Osborne is proving at the moment. Fans have watched in horror recently as devious Darcy Wilde has hatched an evil plan to prove that she's totally besotted with him, but as always, she only has pound signs in her eyes.

With Darcy excitedly planning a wedding, will Jack only see her true colours when it's too late? Or can he expose her nasty nature and finally drive her out of the village forever? Given that he's turned a blind eye to pretty much every clue that Darcy is a lying conwoman, we're not too optimistic over Jack's chances of playing detective here...

Sweet-natured doctor David is currently getting excited over his new romance with British tourist Rafael, but it's another Erinsborough relationship that's simply bound to end in disaster. Although the feelings between the new couple actually seem pretty genuine, Rafael is secretly plotting revenge against David's father Paul Robinson. Not much chance of playing happy families in Paul's penthouse anytime soon, then.

It's no secret that Corrie's Ryan Thomas is only playing Rafael for a short stint, so there won't be a long-term future for him and David. Could Raf's exit pave the way for David to get back with his real soulmate Aaron Brennan?

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